TV & Satellite Week – 03 August 2019

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The Dancing Genius


of Gwen Verdon


DOCUMENTARY BBC4 HD, 10.30pm


A tribute to the Hollywood and Broadway


singer, dancer and actor, star of Chicago


and Sweet Charity, who is also the focus


of the BBC2 drama Fosse/Verdon.


The Mind of Herbert


Clunkerdunk
COMEDY BBC2 HD, 10pm & 10.10pm
(times vary)
Spencer Jones returns as lovable idiot
Herbert who this week records an audition
tape for a musical. See feature, page 11

Euphoria


DRAMA Sky Atlantic HD, 10pm
Former Disney Channel star Zendaya
plays a high-school drug addict in a
controversial drama exploring drug
addiction, casual sex and teenage
anxiety. See feature, page 7

Ralph Breaks the Internet


ANIMATION Sky Premiere HD, 10am &


6pm; Sky Disney HD, 12.10pm & 8pm


Video-game bad guy Ralph (voiced by


John C Reilly) and best friend Vanellope


von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) go on


a wild ride through the internet.


Community Shield


FOOTBALL BT Sport 1 HD, kick-off 3pm
It’s the curtain-raiser to the new season
as Pep Guardiola’s Premier League
champions Manchester City renew
rivalries with Jürgen Klopp’s runners-up
Liverpool. See sport, page 26

I Am Hannah


DRAMA C4 HD, 10pm


EDITOR’S
CHOICE

Gemma Chan, star
of the synth-drama
Humans, plays a
30-something woman under pressure
to have children. See feature, page 8

The South Bank Show


DOCUMENTARY Sky Arts HD, 10pm
Call the Midwife fans can expect behind-
the-scenes secrets as Melvyn Bragg
profiles Heidi Thomas, the writer and
creator of BBC1’s ever-popular drama.
See documentaries, page 16

Below the Surface


DRAMA BBC4 HD, 9pm & 9.45pm


In series two of the Danish drama, Philip


Nørgaard (Johannes Lassen), the head


of the terror task force, risks his life to


save hostages after a terror attack on


the Denmark-Sweden ferry.


Stacey Meets the


IS Brides: Panorama
DOCUMENTARY BBC1 HD, 8.30pm
(times vary)
Stacey Dooley travels to Kurdish-
controlled northern Syria to meet Western
women who joined Islamic State.

Egypt’s Greatest Treasures


with Bettany Hughes


DOCUMENTARY Channel 5 HD, 9pm


The historian explores the extraordinary


achievements of the ancient Egyptians,


visiting sites such as the Valley of the


Kings and the Great Pyramid at Giza.


Can You Beat the Bookies?


DOCUMENTARY BBC3 Online, from 10am
Comedian Lloyd Griffith tries to double
his money through gambling, with the
help of academics and professionals who
think they know the tricks of the trade.
Repeated on BBC1, Wed at 10.35pm.

Born Famous:


Gordon Ramsay
DOCUMENTARY C4 HD, 10pm
Youngsters with successful parents,
including Jack Ramsay, son of Gordon,
live the life they would have lived if their
mums and dads hadn’t found fame.

World War Weird
DOCUMENTARY Ye ste rd ay, 8 p m
The series exploring World War Two’s
most baffling mysteries returns, starting
this week with phantom cities, Stalin’s
cursed tomb, a Nazi anti-gravity device,
and poultry of mass destruction.

LIVE!


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The Conjoined Twins:


An Impossible Decision
DOCUMENTARY BBC2 HD, 9pm
Following conjoined twins Marieme and
Ndeye, who face an uncertain future
despite the care of Great Ormond Street
Hospital. See documentaries, page 16

Who Do You


Think You Are?
GENEALOGY BBC1 HD, 9pm

EDITOR’S
CHOICE

Jack Whitehall and his
dad Michael discover
dark stories as they
explore their roots. See feature, page 4

Poldark


DRAMA BBC1 HD, 9pm
Cecily Hanson (Lily Dodsworth-Evans)
learns she’s to marry George Warleggan
(Jack Farthing), although he is struggling
to cope with issues surrounding his
mental health. See feature, page 8

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